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Surface Tension Triggered Wetting and Point of Care Sensor Design
Author(s) -
Falde Eric J.,
Yohe Stefan T.,
Grinstaff Mark W.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced healthcare materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.288
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 2192-2659
pISSN - 2192-2640
DOI - 10.1002/adhm.201500276
Subject(s) - wetting , point of care , surface tension , point (geometry) , simple (philosophy) , computer science , service (business) , world wide web , nanotechnology , engineering , materials science , chemical engineering , medicine , physics , mathematics , business , nursing , philosophy , geometry , epistemology , quantum mechanics , marketing
Rapid, simple, and inexpensive point‐of‐care (POC) medical tests are of significant need around the world. The transition between nonwetting and wetted states is used to create instrument‐free surface tension sensors for POC diagnosis, using a layered electrospun mesh with incorporated dye to change color upon wetting.